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Reviewer: Cuteboy, 3-6 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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Comment: My 6, year old grandson was given this drug due to his being unable to sit still or stop talking.and he would not listen very good,alway doing what he should not. He is very smart but lost insrented in just a few minutes.His mind seem to go faster then it should. I gave him 1 pill on a Saturday to see what it made him do,so he would be at home. And thank God I did that pill made my poor child go w
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Comment:My 6, year old grandson was given this drug due to his being unable to sit still or stop talking.and he would not listen very good,alway doing what he should not. He is very smart but lost insrented in just a few minutes.His mind seem to go faster then it should. I gave him 1 pill on a Saturday to see what it made him do,so he would be at home. And thank God I did that pill made my poor child go wild,he was so nervous,he jerked all over.That pill like to have caused my poor child go crazy,may I say I would not give my child another one of thoes pills for a million dollars. he ask me please don't give me another pill.believe me I didn't. now he is getting a bit older and is settling down on his self I cut back on sweets and dranks such as cokes.I advised all to be very careful of Ritalin.I believe this is a very bad drug.or it was for my child.Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: Dina, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment: The Magic Pill if you actually have ADHD/hyperactivity. I was Diagnosed 3 years ago after being advised to do so by a colloge professor. Thank God I did. I had immediate major improvement on day 1. I started on the non time lapsed dose and it made me crash hard;I would end up with headaches. I loved the effects, but the headaches were becoming daily problems. My doctor put me on the time lapsed
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Comment:The Magic Pill if you actually have ADHD/hyperactivity. I was Diagnosed 3 years ago after being advised to do so by a colloge professor. Thank God I did. I had immediate major improvement on day 1. I started on the non time lapsed dose and it made me crash hard;I would end up with headaches. I loved the effects, but the headaches were becoming daily problems. My doctor put me on the time lapsed pills and I have been good for over a year now. I graduated high school with a 1.2 G.P.A, barely getting by. Stupidity was acceptance when it came to my self image. I am currently in college finishing up my degree with a 4.0. G.P.A. Not bad considering I was expelled from my first high school and maintained less than C average most of my life. It causes some jitters at first, like way to much coffee jitters, but that subsides over time. It pulls your focus so you stay in 1 lane at a time by filing your thoughts. It feels good to finally see your mind as a gift instead of a curse. Afterall, we are some quick thinkers, so just imagine being able to organize all those precious thoughts to be saved for the right time and place. Good Luck!Hide Full Comment

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Comment: My fiance has been the one taking the ritalin. He has had all the typical ADD problems all his life but has just recently started taking it. The only problem is, he has a tendency to abuse drugs. Last month he went thru 30 of them in one week. This month I am distributing them to him, but if he found them I know what would happen. I do believe they help him, but it brings back too many memories of
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Comment:My fiance has been the one taking the ritalin. He has had all the typical ADD problems all his life but has just recently started taking it. The only problem is, he has a tendency to abuse drugs. Last month he went thru 30 of them in one week. This month I am distributing them to him, but if he found them I know what would happen. I do believe they help him, but it brings back too many memories of his "cocaine" days. He doesn't sleep well and tends to keep me up. I'm just not sure how to handle it, whether I should talk to his doctor or if his doctor would even talk to me. I'm worried.Hide Full Comment

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Comment: i have adhd and have been prescribed ritalin. iv had adhd since 2nd grade and iv been through adderall, ritalin, stratera and concerta. stratera didnt work at all. anyways i got prescribed to ritalin last week and i saw noticable effects about 40 minutes after taking it the first day. i can focus much better, i dont fall asleep in class and can do my work at a rediculous pace. bad part is my a
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Comment:i have adhd and have been prescribed ritalin. iv had adhd since 2nd grade and iv been through adderall, ritalin, stratera and concerta. stratera didnt work at all. anyways i got prescribed to ritalin last week and i saw noticable effects about 40 minutes after taking it the first day. i can focus much better, i dont fall asleep in class and can do my work at a rediculous pace. bad part is my appetites gone ( all ive eaten in 2 days is a chicken strip) i feel really shaky, my eyes are much more sensitive to light although my pupils are the same size as usual, i have increased muscle tension in my face and jaw, and i have a really hard time sleeping. i weigh 180 and am taking 3 doses a day at 10mg each. my final dose is taken before 3pm and last night i fell asleep only with the aid of a tranquilizer known as zolpidiem but woke up at 2 and laid in bed, trying to fall asleep, until 730 when i had to go to school. it was very frustrating, yet odly enough i dont really feel tired at all. but yeah i guess the medicines doing what its supposed to do, but im thinking that its doing a lot of things its not supposed to do too.Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: peggyk64, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Ease of Use

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Comment: Diagnosed ADD about 3 yrs. ago by a psycologist (which can diagnose but not prescribe medications). Went to Family practice physician and after trial and error of medications I found Retalin non time released tablets to work best. I was placed on the maximum amount of medication allowed per month by a regular MD which was one 20mg. tabled 3 x daily. Now after being on this dosage for a few years
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Comment:Diagnosed ADD about 3 yrs. ago by a psycologist (which can diagnose but not prescribe medications). Went to Family practice physician and after trial and error of medications I found Retalin non time released tablets to work best. I was placed on the maximum amount of medication allowed per month by a regular MD which was one 20mg. tabled 3 x daily. Now after being on this dosage for a few years it just dosent have the effect it once did. I was maxed out by my physician which gave me no choice but to stay at the same level of medicaiton. I lost my health insurance and this med (generic or not) just is not available thru a discount pharmacy (walmart, etc). I lost my job (again) and always struggle financially. I want to stop the cycle of constant struggle. I have not afforded or had regular couseling or guidance due to little income. I feel little to no effects from the drug and need a higher dosage to get back on track. The family practive physician can not up my dosage and I do not know how to go about getting past this. I have heard of children on higher dosage's than me. Is there help for me? How can I get passed this?Hide Full Comment

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